An early start from Florence for a long day travelling to Cannes (French Riviera). We passed through Genoa and at least 170 tunnels (not a lot to see!). The coach passed Monte Carlo (Monaco) from a distance – everyone was disappointed that we didn’t stop but 10 minutes down the road we did stop at a perfume factory (not happy Jan!!!).
We arrived at Cannes late in the afternoon and it was very warm. We walked down to the city centre and dangled our feet in the Mediterranean Sea, had dinner and went up to the Le Suquet, a castle at the top of a hill overlooking Cannes and the marina – great views. More walking around the town (used McDonalds for free internet) before heading back to the hotel.
After leaving Cannes we spent a day driving to Carcassonne via Avignon.
Avignon was once (13th century) the Papal seat for about 7 Popes and several Antipopes. The main sites here are the Papal palaces, the Cathedral and Pont Saint-Benezet. The cathedral had several tombs of the popes, but Lucy wasn’t allowed in because she was inappropriately attired! (Maybe they realised she was never baptisied!). Pont Saint Benezet is a 13th century bridge that was partially destroyed by floods of the Rhone river, but now spans 2/3 of the way across.
Carcassone is close to the French/Spanish border (apparently it was right on the border in times past) and the main attraction here is the Citadel. The Citadel is a massive two walled fortress which has a town inside the walls, as well as the obligatory palace and church. It is a great sight to behold and looked fantastic at night all lit up.
Next stop is Barcelona for 2 nights the Madrid, more soon.
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